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Record Store Day in New Orleans 2016

This year, Record Store Day is Saturday, April 16th

Record Store Day continues to be controversial, but the record stores themselves seem to agree: it's very helpful. Even if you're not interested in the official Record Store Day merchandise, it's nice to drop into these stores and be a part of it, especially when a lot of them are doing their best to make the day fun in other ways. If you ARE interested in some of the official record store day items, you can find a list on the Record Store Day website.

Here's a list (in alphabetical order) of what stores in New Orleans are doing what, with a few others in neighboring areas. Assume that all locations are first-come-first-serve (no holding RSD items) and only allow one of each RSD item per customer unless specified otherwise. Phone numbers are listed in case you want to check on a certain item. The RSD option pretains to whether they've signed the Record Store Day pledge and are getting a whole lot of those special releases.

Shortly after I first released this, my friend Alex Woodward made a similar article for The Gambit, worth checking out!

Euclid Records NOLA

Euclid tends to be the hotspot for Record Store Day. They order boatloads of RSD material exclusives. They always make a big event out of it, and this year it even extends to SUNDAY! Live bands throughout both days. Includes a visit from "watch me eat a hot dog" (I have no idea what that means but I am intrigued). Free beer, free food. They're actually opening at 10am instead of their normal 11am.

Jim Russell's Records

Address 1837 Magazine st. Phone (504) 522-2602Hours Noon-5pmRSDNo

I'm only listing this because of lot of people didn't know: Jim Russell's has been closed for good for a few months now. If you're nearby, check out Disko Obscura or NOLA Mix instead.

Louisiana Music Factory

LMF is stocking official record store day merch. I've always thought they're an underrated location for RSD. They don't order a ton, but not too many are lining up at their door either. They'll have three bands performing in the afternoon.

The Mushroom

A warning: The Mushroom tends to open early on Record Store Day. That's probably a good thing, but I've definitely gotten there at 10am and found that the thing I'd looking for had already been grabbed. Every year they have their birthday sale around 4/20... that starts on Monday this year.

Peaches Records

Peaches usually orders a pretty good amount of RSD stuff and is one of the first ones to open. Keep in mind that they have moved! They have "treats" from Not Your Father's Root Beer and will have giveaways from Skullcandy headphones and tickets from Winter Circle Productions.

Sisters in Christ

Address 5206 Magazine St.Phone (504) 452-5517 Hours Noon-6pmRSD Yes

Sisters in Christ have carved out a nice niche for themselves uptown. They've only just recently moved out of Gasa Gasa and into a new location on Magazine St. This is also the first time they'll be stocking RSD exclusives. Speaking of exclusives, they'll have a 7" by local punk group PEARS exclusive to the store (Thanks to The Gambit for filling me on that one)

Skully'z Recordz

Skully'z always carries about as much RSD material as they can possibly fit into their tiny store. They also open pretty early, always a nice option for Record Store Day, though there's usually a pretty good line as well. They'll have some House of Blues ticket giveaways throughout the day.